Double (BoA song)

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"Double"
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Single by BoA
from the album Love & Honesty
ReleasedOctober 22, 2003 (2003-10-22)
Recorded2003
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s) K Hara, N Watanabe
BoA singles chronology
"Shine We Are! / Earthsong"
(2003)
"Double"
(2003)
"Rock with You"
(2003)

"Double" is BoA's 10th Japanese single and 1st Korean single. She won at MTV Video Music Awards Japan for best dance video with the music video of this song. It was a number two hit in Japan.

Contents

Track listing

Japanese version

  1. Double
  2. Midnight Parade
  3. Milky Way: Kimi no Uta
  4. Double (Instrumental)
  5. Midnight Parade (Instrumental)
  6. Milky Way: Kimi no Uta (Instrumental)

Korean version

  1. Double
  2. Always (이별풍경)
  3. Milky Way (Club Remix)
  4. Double (Instrumental)
  5. Always (이별풍경) (Instrumental)

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Double"
RegionDateFormatLabel
JapanOctober 22, 2003
South Korea
VariousOctober 23, 2003

Charts

Oricon Chart (Japan)

ChartPeak positionSales total
Oricon Weekly Singles Chart282,395

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